Wattenberg, Albert, 1917-
Albert Wattenberg papers, 1939-2007.
The Albert Wattenberg Papers are organized into 4 series: Series I: Writing; Series II: Commendations; Series III: Photographs; Series IV: Media Coverage and Publications. Series I contains speeches, articles and an essay written by Wattenberg. Series II, Commendations, contains a pin believed to be received at the 10th anniversary of the nuclear reactor reaching criticality, and an official commendation from the War Department. Series III contains photographs of Wattenberg and Manhattan Project collaborators. Series IV, Media Coverage and Publications, contains publicly distributed materials about Wattenberg, the Manhattan Project and Enrico Fermi. These materials include newspaper clippings, press releases, articles, and booklets.
Albert Al Wattenberg was an American nuclear physicist born in 1917. He is best known for his work on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, and he was present on December 2, 1942 when the worlds first artificial nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, went critical. Wattenberg passed away in 2007.
Wattenberg, Albert, 1917-
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